Married Daughter Also Has A Right Of Succession In The "Lease Premises" Under Goa Succession Law: SC [Read Judgment]

"Under the provisions of the erstwhile Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 and/or under the provisions of the Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012, there is no further classification between a daughter married or unmarried and son."

"Someone Sitting In Delhi Is Filing Affidavits In Respect Of Detention Centres In Assam!":CJI [Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday required the state of Assam to satisfy the court that its Foreigner Tribunals are functioning efficiently and that the adjudications are carried on in accordance with the well-established principles of law.The bench headed by Chief Justice was hearing a PIL filed by activist Harsh Mander through advocate Prashant Bhushan on the plight of foreigners in...

Rafale Petitioners Guilty Of Leakage Of Sensitive Information: Centre Submits In SC, Seeks Removal From Records

Even though the Central Government maintains secrecy, the petitioners and the deponent of the affidavit of the Review Petition are guilty of leakage of sensitive information, which offends the terms of the agreements. Additionally, those who have conspired in this leakage are guilty of penal offences under the Indian Penal Code including theft by unauthorized photocopying and leakage of sensitive official documents affecting National Security. These matters are now a subject of an internal enquiry which has commenced on 28.02.2019, and it is currently in progress. In particular, it is of utmost concern to the Central Government to find out where the leakage took place so that in future the sanctity of decision making process in governance is maintained".

Only Officers With Minimum Service Of 6 Months Left Should Be Considered For DGP Appointment, Clarifies SC [Read Judgment]

Clarifying last year's order on police reforms in the Prakash Singh Badal case, the Supreme Court today said that only officers who have a minimum of six months tenure left in service should be considered for the post of Director General of Police (DGP). A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the recommendation for post of DGP by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)...

Why No Mechanism To Monitor Assets Of MPs And MLAs? SC Asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain in two weeks why it has not set up a permanent mechanism to monitor the undue accretion of assets by elected representatives as directed by it last year. On Feb 16 last year, the apex court had said the undue accretion of assets by lawmakers was a "sure indicator" of the beginning of a failing democracy, which if left unattended,...

SC Curious About Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC [Read Order]

"The question that looms large and what the Court would like to be informed about is the precise relationship between the final N.R.C. which is due to be published on 31.7.2019 and the electoral rolls."

Reconsider Upper Age Limit For Admission To LL.B. Courses, SC To Bar Council Of India [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing the various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to the five-year and three-year law degree courses.The bench headed by Justice SA Bobde was hearing a plea by Rishab Duggal for setting aside a 2016 circular by which the BCI had restored Clause 28 in Schedule III of Rule 11 of the Rules...

If Contempt Is In The Face Of Court, Judges Can Take Immediate Action Without Issuing Notice: SC [Read Judgment]

To hold Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the Supreme Court followed the dictum that when contempt is in the face of court, summary procedure can be followed to inflict punishment "then and there"."When contempt is committed in the face of the Court, judges' hands are not tied behind their backs. The majesty of this Court as well as the administration of justice both demand...

Change Lawyer If Case Is Not Being Attended Properly: SC's Message To Litigants [Read Judgment]

"If the appellants noticed that their lawyer was not taking interest in attending to the brief in question, then they should have immediately engaged some other lawyer to ensure that the appeal be filed in time by another lawyer."

Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: SC [Read Judgment]

"We are not convinced that the probability of reform of the accused/appellant is low, in the absence of prior offending history and keeping in mind his overall conduct. "

Bhima Koregaon : Decide Gautam Navlakha's Plea Within 8 Weeks, SC Asks Bombay HC

The Supreme Court asked the Bombay High Court on Tuesday to decide on a plea moved by civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha, seeking to quash the FIR lodged against him in the 2017 Koregaon-Bhima case, within eight weeks. The top court kept the two appeals of the Maharashtra government -- filed against the orders of the Delhi High Court and the Bombay High Court respectively...

Economic Reservation :Constitution (103rd) Amendment Does Not Violate Basic Structure, Centre Tells SC

EWS quota is in conformity with the principles of affirmative action, the centre's affidavit states.